C71640 Copper-nickel vs. R31539 Cobalt
C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 86 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
| 1000 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 460 | |
| 590 to 940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 530 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 750 | |
| 780 to 2000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 33 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 57.7 to 68.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 61.7 to 67.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |